Iulii Firmici Astronomicorum libri octo integri, & emendati, ex Scythicis oris ad nos nuper allati ; Marci Manilii Astronomicorum libri quinque ; Arati Phaenomena Germanico Caesare interprete cum commentariis & imaginibus ; Arati eiusdem Phaenomenon fratmentum Marco T.C. interprete ; Arati eisudem Phaenomena Ruffo Festo Auienio paraphraste ; Arati eiusdem Phaenomena Grace ; Theonis commentaria copiosissima in Arati Phaenomena Graece ; Procli Diadochi Sphaera Graece ; Procli eiusdem sphaera, Thoma Linacro Britanno interprete.

Iulii Firmici Astronomicorum libri octo integri, & emendati, ex Scythicis oris ad nos nuper allati ; Marci Manilii Astronomicorum libri quinque ; Arati Phaenomena Germanico Caesare interprete cum commentariis & imaginibus ; Arati eiusdem Phaenomenon fratmentum Marco T.C. interprete ; Arati eisudem Phaenomena Ruffo Festo Auienio paraphraste ; Arati eiusdem Phaenomena Grace ; Theonis commentaria copiosissima in Arati Phaenomena Graece ; Procli Diadochi Sphaera Graece ; Procli eiusdem sphaera, Thoma Linacro Britanno interprete.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Firmicus Maternus, Julius, author.
Uniform title:	Mathesis
Imprint:	[Venice] : [Aldus Manutius], [June and 17 October 1499]
Description:	[376] leaves : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 33 cm (folio)
Language:	Latin Greek
Subject:	Astronomy -- Early works to 1800. Astrology -- Early works to 1800. Astronomy, Greek. Astrology, Greek. Astronomy. Science. Astrology. Astrology, Greek. Astronomy, Greek. Astronomy. Early works. Incunabula -- Italy -- Venice -- 1499. Vellum bindings (Binding) Annotations (Provenance) Expurgated copies (Provenance)
Format:	Print Book
Local Note:	Copy 1: University of Chicago Library's copy imperfect: lacking leaves [12]-[16]. Copy 2: University of Chicago Library's copy imperfect: "Arati Solensis Phaenomena cum commentariis" and "Procli Diadochi Sphaera", leaves [309]-[376] only. Copy 3: University of Chicago Library's copy imperfect: "Procli Diadochi Sphaera", leaves [369]-[375] only; colophon from leaf [376] pasted to blank leaf at end. Copy 1: University of Chicago Library's copy forms part of the Berlin Collection. Discovery of this item made possible by a gift from Julie and Roger Baskes.
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1221876

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Varying Form of Title:	Scriptores astronomici veteres
Other uniform titles:	Negri, Francesco, 1452-approximately 1523, Manilius, Marcus. Astronomicon. Aratus, Solensis. Phaenomena. Pseudo-Proclus. Sphaera. Germanicus Caesar, 15 B.C.-19 A.D. Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Rufus, Sextus. Theon, of Alexandria, active 364. Linacre, Thomas, 1460-1524. Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515, Libri, Guillaume, 1803-1869, Babington, Churchill, 1821-1889, Berlin Collection.
Provenance:	Copy 1: Former owners' annotations in at least 3 hands; includes some textual corrections and some annotations in Greek; some annotations partially trimmed on fore edge. Copy 1: Throughout books 1-3 of "Mathesis" words "decernit"/"decernunt," "faciet", and "fati" struck out; partial paragraphs struck out on leaves [27] verso, [37] recto-verso, [39] verso; unclear if censored by former owner or expurgated. Copy 2: Former owners' manuscript annotations in Greek in 2 hands; purported to be in the hand of Aldus Manutius [Consult Sotheby's (Firm), Catalogue ... of the magnificent library, formed by M. Guglielmo Libri (1859), page 19, entry 138]; based on comparison with known Greek handwriting sample of Aldus Manutius the annotations made with the smaller pen nib may be in his hand. Copy 2: Formerly owned by Guglielmo Libri. Listed for sale in Sotheby's (Firm), Catalogue ... of the magnificent library, formed by M. Guglielmo Libri (1859), page 19, entry 138. Copy 2: Former owner's manuscript annotations signed: Churchill Babinton, St. John's College Cambridge, Aug. 1859, from the Libri Collection. Copy 1: Binding: Vellum over boards; gilt leather spine label: Iulii Firmici Astronomicor. Copy 2: Binding: Quarter bound blind tooled leather and marbled paper over boards; gilt spine title: Scriptores astronomici veteres 1499. Copy 3: Binding: Disbound; trimmed to 27 cm.
Notes:	Also known under collective title: Scriptores astronomici veteres. Edited by Francesco Negri. Colophon, leaf [184] recto: Venetiis in aedibus Aldi Romani mense Iunio M.ID. Ne quis impune integros hos, ac emendatos materni libros, hinc ad annos decem formis iterum queat excudere, cautum est. Colophon, leaf [376] recto: Venetiis cura, & diligentia Aldi Ro. mense Octob. MID cui concessum est ab Ill. S.V. ne hos quoq[ue] libros alii cuiquam impune formis excudere liceat. Signatures: ⁶ a-g¹⁰ h¹² 2a-2h¹⁰ 2i-2k⁸ A-D¹⁰ E¹² F⁶ G-M¹⁰ N⁶ ²N--S¹⁰ T⁸. 37-40 lines Latin, 39-41 lines Greek; Haebler types, 2:114R, 2:115R, 7:114Gr.; spaces for capitals, chiefly with guide letters. Leaves [231] and [282] blank. Incunabula short title catalogue, entry if00191000 Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, entry 09981 Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, V, page 560 (IB. 24486) Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, entry 14559 Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, entry F-191 Proctor, R. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum, entry 5570 Klebs, A.C. Incunabula scientifica et medica, entry 405.1 Polain, M.-L. Catalogue des livres imprimés au quinzième siècle des bibliothèques de Belgique, entry 3475 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Inkunabelkatalog, entry F-129 Renouard, A.A. Annali delle edizioni aldine, pages 20-21

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